Madisson River

Madisson River
Rivière Madisson près du lac du Rat Musqué vers la rivière Chaudière.
Madisson River is located in Quebec
Madisson River
Native nameRivière Madisson (French)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
MRCLe Granit Regional County Municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceLac du Rat Musqué (designated "Rancio Lake")
 • locationSainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
 • coordinates45°42′44″N 70°54′13″W / 45.71222°N 70.90361°W / 45.71222; -70.90361
 • elevation477 metres (1,565 ft)
MouthChaudière River
 • location
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
 • coordinates
45°38′44″N 70°48′43″W / 45.64555°N 70.81194°W / 45.64555; -70.81194
 • elevation
349 metres (1,145 ft)
Length58.1 kilometres (36.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChaudière River, St. Lawrence River
River systemSt. Lawrence River
Tributaries 
 • left(upstream)
 • right(upstream) Décharge du Lac Trois Milles

The Madisson River (in French: rivière Madisson) is a tributary of the west bank of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

The Madisson River flows in the municipalities of Lac-Drolet and Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, Québec, Canada.[1]

Toponymy

The Madisson River toponym was formalized on March 6, 1970, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atlas of Canada from the Department of Natural Resources Canada - Characteristics extracted from the geographic map, the database and the site instrumentation". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponyms: "rivière Madisson".
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